School Stuff

May 31, 2009

MIDDLETOWN

Home, School Group Celebrates Year: The Home and School Association of Mercy High School, an organization made up of parent volunteers, recently celebrated its successful year with a dinner at the school.

The Home and School Association sponsors social and fund-raising events throughout the school year, including an auction, parent social, Safe Graduation, and receptions for school events including Open House, Baccalaureate and Graduation.

This year, the association raised $75,000 for the school -- tying their record fundraising total of the previous year.

OLD SAYBROOK

Collection To Benefit Soup Kitchen: Old Saybrook High School Students are collecting/redeeming refundable bottles and cans and giving all proceeds to the Shoreline Soup Kitchen and Pantry to feed the needy in our community.

It takes only three cans, or the equivalent of 15 cents, to buy a pound of food from the Connecticut food bank. It's easy to see how a small effort really can make a difference.

Start collecting your Connecticut refundable cans and bottles today, then drop them off today from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Old Saybrook High School parking lot (or call us for pickup).

Contact Clay Farrell at 510-1583, or James Blackwell at 227-6383 for more information, or to volunteer your time. This is a great opportunity to earn community service hours, too.

EAST LYME

Elected Secretary-Treasurer: Mary Broderick, an education consultant and a school board member from East Lyme, has been elected as secretary-treasurer of the National School Boards Association's (NSBA) Delegate Assembly. The election of a new slate of officers to lead the association took place at the group's annual conference in San Diego.

Broderick has been a member of the East Lyme Board of Education for 20 years. In addition to serving on many committees and as chair of her local board for three terms, her service has included the presidency of LEARN, the intermediate education agency, and the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE), and co-chair of a regional effort to improve educational quality and diversity.

"In this challenging economic environment, we must harness the best of our collective thinking to give local boards the tools necessary to enhance their effectiveness" said Broderick. "I welcome the challenges that face us and believe that, together, we can proceed with enthusiasm, optimism, and determination."

Other elected officers included; C. H. "Sonny" Savoie, a school board member from St. Charles Parish, La., who was elected president; and Earl C. Rickman, a board member from Macomb County, Mich., who was elected to a one-year term as president-elect.